September 29, 2004
The National Past Time
By Jim Dallas
According to wire reports, the Montreal Expos will announce today intentions to move to Washington, D.C.
A FOX Sports poll asks readers what the team's name ought to be changed to. I vote for "Republi-crats," only because every team named "The Senators" has ended up leaving Washington. And we all know the Republi-crats will never stop playing "insider" baseball. So it seems like a good-luck-charm sort of thing.
Posted by Jim Dallas at September 29, 2004 04:06 AM
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I don't think any city is more cursed with bad team names: Redskins, Bullets, Wizards, Capitals.
The pro teams should consider the levity of some minor league teams, like the Corsicana Gumbo Busters, New Iberia Sugar Boys, Regina Bonepilers, or Zanesville Flood Sufferers.
How about the Washington Whips? Blowhards? Bills? Cartel (D.C., Columbia, cartels....)? Tricky Dicks? Filibusters?
Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if they went with Patriots.
Go with the Grays. Dan Patrick mentioned it on ESPN Radio yesterday, the DC mayor said he liked the idea as well. A proper nod to the Negro Leagues in one of the blackest cities in America, methinks. Plus, the Rangers still own the rights to "Senators", so if they wanted that name, they'd have to spend more money on top of the 413 mill. they've budgeted to get it. I don't know how well the folks of DC would take to that particular binge.
